FTA policy manager Chris Yarsley warned delegates at the FTA Transport Manager Conference of an increasing number of environmental restrictions soon to be imposed on transport operators by local authorities, [...]

Operators sending trucks into Southampton docks no longer face the prospect of clean air zone (CAZ) charging, after the city council reportedly dropped plans to introduce a charge of £100 [...]

Contracting out vehicle maintenance does not mean contracting out responsibility for vehicle condition, transport solicitor Tim Ridyard of Ashtons Legal warned delegates at the FTA’s Transport Manager Conference late last [...]

Keith Gray, general manager of training, audits and standards at the FTA, provided delegates to the organisation’s final Transport Manager Conference of 2018 with some updated information about the DVSA [...]

Dan Casey, of hydraulic lifting specialist Penny Hydraulics, discusses how such equipment can help boost business’ performance The main goal of any van fleet owner is to keep their vans [...]

Failure by transport managers to exercise “continuous and effective” control over operations was highlighted by West Midlands traffic commissioner (TC) Nick Denton as one of the major reasons for operators [...]

International hauliers wishing to apply for ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport) permits – which will likely be required to transport goods to the EU and European Economic Area [...]

The Labour Party’s shadow treasury team has queried whether road transport operators are paying their fair share for the damage inflicted by their vehicles on the UK’s roads – suggesting [...]

The traffic commissioners’ office (OTC) has released details of the new financial standing levels to be required of commercial vehicle operators from 1 January. Operators with standard national and international [...]